Without adequate protections, the health and wellbeing of food delivery workers in Brazil are at stake.
New App Combats Deforestation and Boosts Profits in Brazilian Amazon
A new app and project in Brazil uses silvopastoralism to restore biodiversity, combat deforestation, and improve profitability in the Amazon.
European Supermarket Chains Boycott Brazilian Beef Linked to Amazon Deforestation
Several supermarket chains in Europe are boycotting Brazilian beef in response to a report revealing major Brazilian meat producers like JBS S.A., Marfrig, and Minerva indirectly source cattle from illegally deforested areas in the Amazon.
Traditional Knowledge and the Babassu Breakers
Using sustainable agriculture methods, a community of women breakers of the babassu fruit are reinventing the cycle of production of this crop in the northern region of Brazil.
Supporting the Cerrado with Baru Nuts
Regenature, a Brazillian health foods importer and exporter, wants to regenerate the Cerrado by popularizing native baru nuts.
Brazil’s Uncertain Future: President Jair Bolsonaro on Indigenous Rights, Environmental Conservation, and NGOs
Facing policy reforms which encourage deforestation, the people and resources of the Amazon are at serious risk.
Reckless Soy Expansion Engulfs Tropical Savanna
Nearly three million hectares of natural vegetation in the Cerrado have been stripped for soy production since 2000. Beyond disrupting water systems and threatening the soy business, habitat destruction is destroying life in the most biodiverse tropical savanna region in the world.
You can Farm Anywhere, Even Inside a Shopping Mall
Startup company BeGreen is reducing food waste and creating access to healthy food by farming inside a shopping center in Brazil
Previously Cleared: This New Tool is Curbing Deforestation
Agroideal, the online land use planning platform, expands to the Amazon and Cerrado regions of Brazil to prevent deforestation and encourage sustainable agricultural development.
